Sumatra 2016

[Erik Lund]

Breathtaking place for a photographer!


Great travel images! Great contact in the portraits

[David Paterson]

Great stuff, Chris - too many fine images to say which are favourite. I envy - and also don't envy - your experience while climbing the volcano.

[David H. Hartman]

It was also "Churchly"
Although Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world there is (some) room for other religions.

1. Tamil Tempel
2. Catholic church "Tamil style"
3. Bhudist Tempel
4. Catholic church "Karo style".

I thought 2. was Sumatra "Disneyland." It didn't look quite right. I noticed the crosses also. The sky with clowds in 2. is perfect.

Dave

[chris dees]

Thanks David's 

After we saw the eruption of the Sinabung we went to that volcano.
The government has created a red zone of 5km around the volcano. Within that area people were evacuated and it's now a no-go area.
Of course our local guide new somebody who new somebody and we were able to go into the area for a short time.
On the first image (6 stitched pano) you can see the desolate area at the bottom of the volcano. The last (big) eruptions were in 2011 and 2013 with several casualties.
The last one is of a small eruption, but we already left the area.

[Erik Lund]

Wow Chris! Those are just crazy good Looks like your really enjoying yourself!
Thanks for sharing

[Anthony]

Thanks, Chris, it is really interesting to see your photos of this place, keep them coming!

[Jakov Minić]

More, I want more

[Thomas G]

Impressive ashes to ashes series. I like especially the bucket, coke, and the antenna shadow.

[chris dees]

Thanks guys.
Another few from within the "red zone".

[PeterN]

It must have been something to be so close and experience the power of a volcano when you see the impact of an outburst on daily live.
Beautifully captured!

[chris dees]

Thanks Peter, yes it was.
Our guide was very nervous when we went to the beginning of the vulcani.

[Frank Fremerey]

The type writer is superb abd I love the smokey view of the mountain top also, plus the shadow of the sat dish.

The whole series has something special I might call the "ashy" quality, In the last one (the first I saw) I immediately got the feeling of a hiden menance, without knowing the story, I saw the mountain and I thought "volcano" ... kind of appeals to the oldest parts of my brain, animal reflexes...

[Ann]

I still have a lot of catching-up to do and have only just found this thread.

What a thrilling trip that must have been — almost too exciting because having a volcano burst into a full eruption right before one's eyes doesn't happen very often?!

And those bright chestnut-red Sumatran orang utans are so magnificent.

[Olivier]

I also missed this thread. The diversity and image quality makes it very compelling. I am sure you had more to show! It is not too late...

[chris dees]

Thanks Ann, Olivier.
The next is to come.